The response of Trauma & Orthopaedic Departments to the first four weeks of lockdown for the COVID-19 pandemic - A trainee-led analysis of the East of England.
Surgeon
; 19(1): e14-e19, 2021 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1065611
ABSTRACT
Through a trainee research collaborative, we have studied the changes in practice of 12 T&O departments across the East of England over the first four weeks of the UK lockdown and COVID-19 pandemic, comparing to activity levels with the corresponding period in 2019. We focused on changes in T&O practice, training and redeployment of Trainees. Units differ considerably in several aspects of practice. We found a 97% reduction in elective operating, 64% reduction in elective outpatient activity and 37% reduction in operative trauma. 58% of trainees continued working in T&O clinics, with an average of 6 operative cases over this period. Our modelling suggests that the impact on training will persist; counter-measures must be incorporated into central recovery planning.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
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Traumatology
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Orthopedic Procedures
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Surgeon
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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